what considerations should you consider when doing diagnostic testing -️️•What type
of sample is needed and how will it be collected?
•Does the client need to stop oral intake for a certain number of hours before procedure?
(NPO)
•Does the test include administration of contrast dye?
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what considerations should you consider when doing diagnostic testing - ✔️✔️•What type
of sample is needed and how will it be collected?
•Does the client need to stop oral intake for a certain number of hours before procedure?
(NPO)
•Does the test include administration of contrast dye?
•Will medications be given or withheld?
•How long will the test take?
•Is a consent form required?
what does a complete blood count include? - ✔️✔️•Hgb
•Hct
•Erythrocytes
•RBC
•Leukocyte count
•Differential white blood cell count
what does a basic metabloic panel (BMP) include? - ✔️✔️•BUN
•Creatinine
•Potassium
•Sodium
•Calcium
•Chloride
Glucose
what does comprehensive metabolic panel (CMP) include? - ✔️✔️Includes everything in
BMP in addition to:
•Liver Enzymes
,•Protein
•Albumin
•Bilirubin+
why is a capillary blood specimen performed? - ✔️✔️Commonly performed for blood
glucose levels (Accucheck
what are the steps to performing an capillary blood specimen (accucheck)? - ✔️✔️•Hold in
dependent position
•Wipe finger site with alcohol and allow to dry completely before puncturing. wipe away
the first drop. side of fingertip
where do you perform the capillary blood specimen in infants? - ✔️✔️the heel of the foot
what are the reasons for testing feces? - ✔️✔️•Occult blood
•Analyze dietary products and digestive secretions
•Detect presence of ova and parasites
•Detect presence of bacteria or viruses
how is a stool specimen collected? - ✔️✔️•Defecate in a clean bedpan or bedside
commode
•Do not contaminate specimen with urine. Void before specimen collection
•Do not place toilet tissue in the bedpan - contents can affect lab analysis
•Notify nurse as soon as possible so fresh specimen can be sent to lab
guaiac smear - ✔️✔️presence of blood could indicate ulcers, inflammation, or tumors
what does steatorrhea mean? and what is an indication of - ✔️✔️fat in the stool - indicates
a small intestine issue.
, what does clean-voided mean - ✔️✔️first morning void(urine)
clean catch(mid stream) - ✔️✔️•First clean perineum with antiseptic wipes
•Begin urine stream, pause and place container under urine stream
timed urine specimen - ✔️✔️begins after discarding first specimen and ends with a final
voiding at the end of the time period.If client accidentally forgets to save urine specimen,
you must start the collection over again. put urine in ice or refigerator
normal ph for urine - ✔️✔️normal range is 6
why do we test urine for glucose - ✔️✔️diabetes
why do we test urine for ketones - ✔️✔️the diabetes are poorly controlled
why do we test urine for proteins - ✔️✔️could indicate kidney issue( glomerulonephritis)
why do we test urine for occult blood - ✔️✔️indicative of kidney or urinary tract damage
specific gravity testing - ✔️✔️#of solutes in urine
•High = fluid volume deficit/dehydration
•Low = fluid volume overload/overhydration
what is an anoscopy - ✔️✔️viewing of the anus
What is a proctoscopy? - ✔️✔️viewing of the rectum
what is a Proctosigmoidoscopy? - ✔️✔️visual examination of the rectum and sigmoid colon
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